This is an analysis of the poem À L’éternel Madame that begins with:

Mannequin idéal, tête-de-turc du leurre,
Éternel Féminin !… repasse tes fichus ;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXXX XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001010101 101010110 1111101111001 11011111101 11111111110 1111111010 11110111111 010110111010 1011111110 10101111110 1111111011 1100111011 1011111111 111100110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; et, de are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of À L’éternel Madame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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